All triage presentations
Trauma

Burns

ED triage front-load checklist

Quick view

Lead with the essentials

  1. 1Mechanism/time
  2. 2Thermal/chemical/electrical
  3. 3Approximate TBSA/depth
  4. 4Face/neck involvement
  5. 5Inhalation/enclosed-space exposure
  6. 6Voice/airway change
  7. 7Circumferential burn
  8. 8Hands/feet/genitalia/joints
  9. 9Other trauma
  10. 10Cooling/analgesia/fluids
Front-load

Key points

  • Mechanism/time.
  • Thermal/chemical/electrical.
  • Approximate TBSA/depth.
  • Face/neck involvement.
  • Inhalation/enclosed-space exposure.
  • Voice/airway change.
  • Circumferential burn.
  • Hands/feet/genitalia/joints.
  • Other trauma.
  • Cooling/analgesia/fluids.